Ontario’s plan to vaccinate the populations of its most remote First Nations communities against COVID-19 faces many challenges, but Indigenous leaders say that earning the trust of the people must be a priority. … Read More
Members from an Ontario First Nation continue to block access to a dam reconstruction site because they say they were not properly consulted by Parks Canada. Nodin Webb, leader and spokesperson … Read More
Elaine Bomberry distinctly remembers watching Shingoose perform at the Mariposa Folk Festival in 1976 when she was just a teenager. Her parents had corralled her and her siblings — “us rugrats” … Read More
The Tahltan Nation and the owners of the Silvertip mine in northern British Columbia, 90 kilometres southwest of Watson Lake, Yukon, have signed an impact and benefit agreement. The Tahltan … Read More
As an Indigenous two-spirit, Beze Gray grew up learning to cherish the land. But they were confused when the very land they were told to respect was littered with signs that … Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new meaning to the term starving artist. According to Statistics Canada, one in four arts workers lost their job this past year due to the … Read More
With more than a third of Oujé-Bougoumou’s entire population of 980 people currently in mandatory self-isolation, Chief Curtis Bosum has had a very busy start to 2021. Since Jan. 7, there … Read More
A Manitoba family is heartbroken after being asked to exhume their loved one’s body, because he was mistakenly buried in a previously sold cemetery plot earlier this month. “It’s just reopening … Read More
A Saskatoon woman says she’s honouring her sister’s dying wish. Regina mom Cheryl Kay was admitted to a Regina hospital in December following a series of seizures related to low … Read More
While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit the hardest in Western Canada, where they make up half the … Read More
A new University of Waterloo-led project hopes to make Canada’s engineering schools more reflective of the country’s population. The Indigenous and Black Engineering Technology (IBET) PhD Project will provide $25,000-a-year … Read More
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being sent to Garden Hill First Nation to help battle a COVID-19 outbreak. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller tweeted Tuesday night that help … Read More
